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WorksheetsHistory XIV-XV a.C.
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
The "Renaissance man" had the following traits:
He was politically powerful, educated in the Classics and in the arts
He knew how to speak Arab and played an instrument
He studied the Bible, spoke Latin and Greek, and had friends from the Church
He was an expert in mathematics, strong in chivalry skills, good at physical tasks
How did knowledge about the Classics influence history, literature and philosophy?
Church officials became much more powerful and influencial
Trade with Arab cultures improved significantly
People became better at the arts
Human achievements and potential became more important
What is a good example of humanism of the Renaissance reflected in the arts?
Da Vinci's "The Last Supper"
Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory"
Boticelli's "The Birth of Venus"
Da Vinci's "The Last Supper"
How did the attitude towards worldly pleasures change from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?
It went from denial to acceptance
It went from acceptance to denial
It went from denial to strong condemnation
It did not change at all
This is not a good example of contemporary secular practice:
Making laws based on the teachings of the Bible
Not judging your friend for marrying a Muslim
Expelling a student from a school because he is a Muslim
Letting people choose whether or not they want to go to church
Why was the invention of the printing press so important?
Knowledge became available to normal people, not just scholars
It gave power of the king to censor unwanted content
Much more books were printed in much less time
It helped influential aristocrats to become wealthier
What political factors helped bring about the Reformation?
People resented the excessive control of the Church
The Church had less power than in the Middle Ages
The Pope and other Church officials had too much power
The prices of rich clothing decreased significantly
What economic factors helped bring about the Reformation?
Church officials had become too wealthy
Monarchs were losing money because of war
Trade with China had declined severely
There were cases of corruption in the Church
An contemporary analogous situation to that of indulgences in the Renaissance would be:
Selling some of your books to buy a Play Station
Paying your teacher to improve your grade after you failed an exam
Offering money to a politician to make a new law
Being late to class for several days in a row
Why was Suleyman called the Lawgiver?
He allowed slaves to have an education
He created a strict law code and simplified taxation
He gave away law books to the poor
He was calm and diplomatic in the face of the enemy
This modern day country was not a part of the Ottoman Empire:
Greece
Sweden
Iraq
Germany
Three important rivers of the Ottoman Empire were:
Rhine, Thames, Seine
Nile, Tigris, Euphrates
Mississippi, Rio Grande, Yukon
Huang, Yangtze, Ganges
